Moving “left of breach” is the modern cybersecurity path forward that every agency should be striving for. That means focusing cybersecurity resources more on detecting and preventing potential breaches rather than cleaning up after a breach has already occurred. Join ATARC for a robust discussion on how agencies are innovating to stay ahead of advisories. Hear from Dr Larry Ponemon of the Ponemon institute as he shares the latest...

In October of 2020, then-Defense Secretary Esper defined defense readiness as "our military’s ability to answer the nation’s call, and to fight and win, anytime, anywhere. … The question we must answer is this: if called upon to fight tonight, are we ready?" Ensuring that answer is "yes" demands change in every corner of the Department of Defense, and especially in the technology that will power tomorrow's military. Cybersec...

We’re innovating fast. We’re working from anywhere. Together, we’re building the future – a people-centric, efficient, and resilient government. Join us at the virtual 2021 ServiceNow Federal Forum on March 9-10 to explore how Federal leaders are creating modern, automated, digital workflows. Together, we’re delivering exceptional employee and citizen experiences. The goal: empower agencies to scale services on de...

Whether it's delivering better care for veterans, transforming internal business processes to make federal employees more effective and efficient, or improving the citizen experience on federal websites, digital government aims to enable better government. New tools and technologies are an essential part of these efforts, but the true transformation takes place in the analog world -- rethinking business processes, changing the workplace cultur...

The pandemic-induced massive shift to remote work has truly highlighted the need to enable employees to manage their own environment, particularly to access, monitor and interact with their work flows in an efficient and meaningful way. Think of those needs in the context of workplace apps, and one starts really seeing the advantages of no-code/low-code development platforms that offer unrivaled ease of use, accessibility for developers or eve...

The use of Artificial intelligence (AI) is continuing to accelerate in the federal government. With this growing momentum, agencies are increasingly dedicating resources to the use of AI. But, how do they do this in a strategic way? What factors should be considered in the decision? How can agencies identify high value candidates and real pain points where AI would have the biggest impact? This panel will explore how agencies can identify spec...

The transition to Agile development is complex and challenging, especially for legacy programs. Where do you start and what obstacles may exist? Agile and DevSecOps are often touted as silver bullets to accelerating delivery of mission winning capability. These modern development and deployment methodologies offer many benefits, but navigating their implementation requires a data-driven understanding of which applications will benefit the most...

At the beginning of 2020, nearly every organization had a multi-year digital transformation program they were executing against. As the global pandemic set in, for most, that multi-year plan became a multi-month plan and multi-week in some cases. “In every life story, including our own, decisions are made in haste that determine the course of eternity.” ― Liz Curtis Higgs 2020 became the year of haste. Workforces and workload...

New ways of working have emerged, both for Federal Government agencies and the citizens they serve. This panel will examine the current challenges, recent successes and lessons learned by Federal IT Government Leaders within the Federal Cloud space. What type of solutions have been made available to help strengthen Federal Data? What strategies can be put in place in order to help embrace a data focused future? What will embracing a Data Drive...

In today’s climate, we must make smarter IT investments that are responsive to federal mission and citizen expectations. GSA IT’s mission, vision, goals have remained the same, but the pace and volume of work continue to expand. We continue to engage our employees and customers to understand how GSA IT excels and where we can improve our services. These efforts and COVID-19 pandemic have underscored the importance of digital techno...